AI image for representation only Strap: Screening revealed 42,785 students, 10,006 anganwadi children and 10,535 pregnant women suffering from the condition or 635 expectant mothers suffering from severe anaemia, raising fresh maternal health concernsBallari: More than 42,000 school and college students, nearly 10,000 children and over 10,000 pregnant women in Ballari district are suffering from…
A South Indian female doctor checks a pregnant woman for anemia during a prenatal blood test at a clinic, highlighting maternal health screening and antenatal care. Jaipur: Nearly one in every 10 pregnant women screened in tribal-dominated Dungarpur district over an 11-month period was found to be suffering from severe anaemia, with more than 1,600…
Jaipur: A preliminary inquiry into the deaths of two postpartum women at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Bhilwara Saturday found that both fatalities were caused by separate, severe obstetric complications despite emergency treatment by specialist medical teams.Following the probe, Chief Secretary V Srinivas directed the health department to strengthen monitoring of high-risk pregnancies and improve management…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan govt has ordered all state-run and private blood centres to provide blood and blood components to pregnant women without insisting on replacement donors – a policy shift aimed at preventing delays in obstetric emergencies and reducing maternal deaths linked to blood shortage.The order was issued on July 23 by the Rajasthan State…
Jaipur: Unlike the SMS Hospital, which investigated a May 2025 wrong blood transfusion case for months before removing two accused lab technicians, Jodhpur’s Dr SN Medical College has acted against its staff involved in a wrong blood transfusion within days.The medical college suspended two resident doctors, transferred a nursing officer and terminated a contractual lab…
Health and medical education minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar Jaipur: Health and medical education minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar has denied any incidence of medical negligence behind the string of deaths of women – mostly following childbirth – at govt-run hospitals in the state over the past months.The minister’s claims came even as the state govt deputed…
Jamshedpur: A 29-year-old pregnant woman admitted for delivery at the Sadar Hospital in Seraikela-Kharsawan district died on Sunday, triggering protests by relatives and a probe by the administration.Family members of Shuru Purty, a resident of Kandagora village, accused the doctor on duty of negligence and demanded an inquiry and strict action against those responsible for…
Five new deaths were reported from the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Bhilwara between July 5 and July 10 By: Somdutt Tripathi JAIPUR/BHILWARA/BANSWARA: A fresh series of maternal deaths in government hospitals has gripped Rajasthan, with nine women losing their lives in Bhilwara and Banswara over just six days between July 5 and July 10. Medical…
21-month-old girl of Pakistan-born died in UK. A 21-month-old girl of Pakistani-born living in the UK died from severe anaemia caused by a predominantly milk-based diet after she was unable to eat enough solid food to meet her iron needs, an inquest has heard, as cited by The Mirror.Anaya Khaanan died at Royal Blackburn Hospital…
The probe report is expected to be submitted by Monday, civil surgeon Dr Jujhar Majhi said Jamshedpur: A probe ordered by the health authorities in West Singhbhum into the alleged negligence in blood transfusion at Chaibasa Sadar Hospital has found that a private blood testing agency may have triggered panic by circulating incorrect information about…
